antilepton

See also: antilépton

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ lepton

Noun

antilepton (plural antileptons)

1. (physics) The antiparticle of a lepton.

   When a W⁺ boson decays into a positron and a neutrino, lepton number is conserved because the W⁺ boson is a non-lepton, the neutrino is a lepton, and the positron is an antilepton. Likewise, when a W⁻ boson decays into an electron and an antineutrino, lepton number is conserved because the W⁻ boson is a non-lepton, the electron is a lepton, and the antineutrino is an antilepton.

Hyponyms

• antimuon
• antineutrino
• positron

Translations

antiparticle of a lepton

• French: antilepton (fr) m
• Italian: antileptone (it) m
• Portuguese: antilépton m (Brazil), antileptão m (Portugal)